123Play Pro vs ROW8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
123Play Pro
Discover and track movies and TV shows with this app. Find trending titles, explore genres, and save favorites. It guides you to find content on the iTunes Store.
- Ad-free experience
- Save favorite movies and actors
- Discover trending movies and TV shows
- Explore by genre
- Search for movies, series, and actors
- View now playing and upcoming releases
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*** PRO VERSION *** In this pro version of 123Play ads are 100 % removed and a new feature is added: Favourites. Save your favourite movie or your favourite movie actor. Keep yourself up-to-date on what's new out there in the movie universe! The app is a guidance to the Itunes Store so the movies and tv-shows you like are easy to find on Itunes Store just on a click of a button. Among other things it gives you an overview of which movies are currently playing in theaters and which ones are the most popular ones. 123Play has something for everyone. There is an explore section with all genres and a search function to search for any movie, TV series or actor. Get the latest information about the movie you like or your favorite movie actor. How does 123Play work? - 123Play keeps getting more facts about TV series and movies directly from the 3rd party TMDb service. General features: - Top rated movies - Upcoming movies - Now playing movies - Popular movies - Popular TV shows - Top rated TV shows - On the air TV shows - Airing today TV shows - Popular people *** PRO VERSION ONLY *** - Favourite movies - Watched movies - Favourite cast or crew So why wait? Get it now!
ROW8
Access the newest movies directly from theaters, ahead of their release on subscription services. This app offers a pay-per-view model, meaning you only pay for the films you choose to watch.
- Latest movies from theaters
- Early access before streaming
- Pay-per-view model
- No subscription required
- Movie Love Guaranteed
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ROW8 brings you the latest movies, fresh from the theaters and before subscription streaming services. No subscription ever - you only pay for what you watch. Movie Love Guaranteed!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ROW8 at Free against 123Play Pro's $5.99. ROW8 also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 6%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 123Play Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 21) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
ROW8 is free to download; 123Play Pro costs $5.99 up front. ROW8 sells 21 one-off in-app purchases. 123Play Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
123Play Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 48 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of 123Play Pro's written reviews are positive against 37% of ROW8's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
123Play Pro ships an update every 5 months, ROW8 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 123Play Pro | ROW8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (77 ratings) — better | 3.3 (48 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews | 36.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | David Buhauer | Philo |
Customer experience
123Play Pro
ROW8
In-app purchases
123Play Pro
No in-app purchases
ROW8
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